Born in Azores, Mario Raposo is an eclectic and a self-taught musician. His taste and influences encompass Jazz, Classic music, New age, Electronic and film score composers. For the past fifteen years, Mario has been creating music on his keyboards for film scores, commercial documentaries, advertisements, TV generics and CDs for local artists. A true product of his times, Mario does not hesitate in injecting into traditional forms a more modern language. He has experimented mostly with fusion, i.e.: jazz; traditional Portuguese and new age (especially on documentaries); electronic pop, dance; and orchestrations through the use of synthesisers.
In Heartland also features Patricia Perpetuo on flute, Carolina Raposo on vocal and Natalia Zhylkina on violin.

Review about "Just May It Be" by Vesa Peltonen

"...It's the intro that pulls me in, like a welcome hand, drawing me into a wonderful room full of this strong emotional bright uplifting piano playing, with a lovely complimenting string orchestration, all t